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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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EMPTYNESTERS

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A place to come to for Navy Moms & Family Members who find themselves with an emptynest. A place to share our thoughts..comfort each other and give advice.

Members: 584
Latest Activity: 11 hours ago

EMPTYNESTERS

Please, if you no longer want to be a part of N4M's consider NOT deleting your profile as everything you have ever posted will disappear when you delete it . You can leave a group but don't permanently delete your profile!

A place to come to for Navy Moms & Family Members who find themselves with an emptynest. A place to share our thoughts..comfort each other and give advice.

RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:

In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.

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Comment by Paymaster on June 19, 2009 at 10:20pm: All.....Well I have been a member of this group all of 24 hours and now I need to assk for some assistance. Our son is returning from Afghanistan in a few days.

As all things Navy our best laid plans have gone out the window and now have a new time line of classes and report date to his new ship.

Has anyone had to ship a vehicle cross country? I would appreciate any information and or suggestions you may have!

I would suggest we posted it here on this site, because this information may be helpfully to others in the future.

Mom in waiting,
Jody

Comment by Paymaster on June 19, 2009 at 2:19pm: All....Thanks for the warm welcome. I have found the Officer link, but they don't have the same expression as you all.

As of right now our son will stay and make the Navy a career, so longs as his wife can stand it. We have told him that if she can do the time, then go after your career. But if she says she can't do it any more, then its time to get out. His family is more important than a career. They also have 2 little girls, age 4 and 18 months. He is also finishing up on his third deployment to the middle east in 5 years.

He is being assigned to a new ship out of San Diego next month, so he will be busy once he gets home, selling his house, moving the family cross country and they finding a new house.

Looking forward to hearing more about all of you.

Jody

Comment by Paymaster on June 19, 2009 at 9:28am: All....I just found this group and have been reading over the prior postings. I think I have found my group. I like how you all think!

I have been a long time Navy mom. Our son has been out of the house 12 years, between the academy and on the line. He is currently on his last days of his IA in Afghanistan and will be heading to his home in VA. I can't wait to just talk to him without worrying about what I am saying.

I also have a adult daughter that lives in the same town as we do. We see her a couple of times a week. She is single and a insurance agent. If I may brag for a minute, she was just choosen as the Rookie Agent of the year for her company. She is all jazz about it because she gets a trip to Chicago to the headquarters and gets to meet their spoke person that does the allstate commericals.

Well thanks for letting me introduce myself a little. Looking forward to hear more from all of you.

Jody

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Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on June 9, 2009 at 3:25pm: Thanks for sharing Sue. And I love the Purple Piggy!!

Comment by Sherry James on June 2, 2009 at 10:42pm: Hi all~
I'm a single mom whose youngest child is headed off to college this summer. His college is way out of state and my Sailor daughter lives way out of state. So I guess very soon I will officially be an emptynester. On the one hand I'm looking forward to it and on the other I'm abit concerned (sounds better than saying I'm scared!) How are some of you coping with it?

Debbie ~ I can so relate to your situation. How do you cope? You're blessed to have your daughter, SIL & grandbabies in the same city as you!

Did ~ I hope you feel better soon. Maybe you can find a local support group or form one in your church maybe.

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Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on April 21, 2009 at 11:47pm: well, there are still problems with the chat. guess those issues haven't been taken care of yet. but i know the problem isn't with my computer.

Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on April 21, 2009 at 11:43pm: I always lose the bar across the top and have to wait awhile before it shows again to sign off of it.